I posted this somewhere else yesterday but it struck me this also deserves a place in our Chamber of Arts!

How would you describe this? Abstract art of macro proportions?

To me it's like earth's canvas telling an awesome story, and although we are inextricably woven into the fabric of the earth how often we forget......

zooming outwards to experience the exquisite aliveness of earth in our whole vision, it's rhythms, heartbeat, veins, is a potent reminder of the living nature, the gift, and beauty of our earth.

And that's just the beginning! These are simply breathtaking.

'Van Gogh' Algae


Around Sweden's Gotland island





Sinewy Delta


The Yukon Delta




'Ephemeral' Lake


Lake Eyre, Australia




Giant Sand Sea


Earth's largest 'Sand Sea', the Rub 'al Khali desert, Saudi




Meandering Mississippi


The Mississippi River




'Stunning' Ice Shapes


Greenland Fjords




'Extreme' Salt Desert


The Great Salt Desert, Iran




Greasy Ice 'Galaxies'


Swirls of grease ice near Canada's Baffin Island




'Startling' Trench


Low Cloud in the Rocky Mountain Trench, Canada




Glimmering Crater


A meteor crater, Tin Bider, the Algerian Sahara




With huge thanks to The National Geographic for this sublime compilation of satellite earth art!

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/11/photogalleries/101119-satellite-pictures-earth-as-art-australia-glaciers-mountains-clouds/